On Monday we moved from our fancy RV park to a private dry camping site about 10 miles north of Gardiner. It is called “Yellowstone Destinations.” I like it a lot better than the less expensive BLM and FS sites nearby. They are dreadfully crowded! This one is almost empty, and we look at the Yellowstone River through our big motorhome windshield – nice view. We have room to put out the grill and tables, plus there is a nice fire ring.
We decided to stay on the east side of the park today. We generally stay west and north, so this is a part we aren’t as familiar with. It was a nice change of pace. Obviously there were bison.
After all, when the bison decide it is time to get a drink, they just go to the valley and get one. Who cares about the silly tourists anyway?
The views were as expected – spectacular.
I love this (very zoomed) view of the Grand Tetons from the northeast side of Jackson Lake.
We also drove to the top of Mount Washington. It was too crowded to park, but I got these pictures of the surroundings.
We traveled along the Yellowstone for the most part.
We did stop by one thermal area. I know I can’t embed videos very well, but I will try this one.
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Today we took it easy. We went into Livingston and Bozeman to do some shopping. We also treated ourselves to lunch at Sweet Chili Asian Bistro in Bozeman. One of my sons lived in Bozeman for quite a few years, and this was one of our favorite places. The Basil Chicken lunch was lovely.
Tomorrow we get up early to drive through the Lamar Valley and then off to the Beartooth Highway.